Safaris
Arusha / Arusha

Savannah Short Break — 4 Days

A 4-day wildlife safari journey through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, shaped around your dates and pace.

Safari Overview

Trip Length

4 days

Travel Style

Private safari

A 4-day wildlife safari journey through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, shaped around your dates and pace.

The day-by-day programme below gives you a clear starting point. Your chosen accommodation, transfer timings and activity arrangements are checked against your dates, group size and the seasonal conditions along the route.

We can adjust the comfort level or allow extra time where it matters to you. The final proposal confirms the services included, availability and the total price before you make a booking.

From
US$ 1,650

Per Person

Indicative guide price. Your dates, group size and selected stays determine the final quotation.

Your interests. Your companions. Your pace. We’ll shape the details together.

Your Journey

Your safari, day by day.

Open a day to explore the route, accommodation and meals.

Day 01
Tarangire National Park

Tarangire safari day

An elephant photographed in Tarangire National Park
Set out from Arusha for Tarangire and a guided wildlife drive before your selected overnight stay.

Your Stay

Accommodation To Be Confirmed

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 02
Lake Manyara National Park

Lake Manyara and Karatu

Giraffes and flamingos along the shore of Lake Manyara
Explore Lake Manyara’s landscapes, then continue to Karatu. Any community visit is optional and arranged with local hosts.

Your Stay

Accommodation To Be Confirmed

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03
Ngorongoro Crater

A day around Ngorongoro

Wide green highland landscape in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Visit Ngorongoro on the programme confirmed with your guide and return to your Karatu base.

Your Stay

Accommodation To Be Confirmed

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04
Lake Manyara National Park

Unhurried return to Arusha

The green Ngurdoto Crater in Arusha National Park
Have breakfast and return towards Arusha, allowing time for your onward travel arrangements.

Your Stay

No Overnight Stay — Departure Day

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch

What’s Included

  • Guiding, transfers and park arrangements itemised in your final proposal
  • Accommodation and meals as specified in the confirmed programme
  • Drinking water during safari activities where included by the operator

What’s Not Included

  • International flights
  • Visas and travel insurance
  • Tips and personal purchases
  • Optional activities and supplements not itemised in your quotation

A Little More Detail

Indicative guide price in USD per person, based on two adults sharing a twin/double room and private safari arrangements unless stated otherwise. Supplier availability, season, room type and transfers can change the final quotation. The final price must be confirmed in your quotation.

Destinations On This Journey

Wide green highland landscape in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Northern Tanzania

Ngorongoro

The Ngorongoro Crater brings a different setting to a northern safari. Pair the crater outing with time in the highlands instead of treating the whole region as a…
An elephant photographed in Tarangire National Park
Northern Tanzania

Tarangire

Tarangire is more than a quick stop on the way to the Serengeti. An overnight stay makes room for an afternoon drive and another morning in the park.
Giraffes and flamingos along the shore of Lake Manyara
Northern Tanzania · Rift Valley

Lake Manyara

Lake Manyara offers a compact change of scenery on the northern route. It can fit between Arusha and Karatu without turning every day into a long transfer.
Giraffes Arusha Tanzania
Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park

A varied northern park where forest, crater scenery and open landscapes offer a gentler safari day.

Activities Along Your Route

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Half-Day Walks To Multi-Day Routes
Mountains

Hiking & Trekking

Choose a forest walk, mountain hike or longer trekking route that fits the time and challenge you want.
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Culture

Cultural Tours

Make space for locally hosted stories, skills and everyday life, with visits arranged respectfully.
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Wildlife

Photographic Safari

Shape the pace, light and time in the field around the photographs you want to make.
Photographic Safari — View 1
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